Embroidery-machine



(MOdBL) E. ROSS.

EMBROIDERY MACHINE. No. 251,381. Patented 118d. 27,1881.

WITNESSES IJV' V'EJV'TOR' I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' EBENEZER ROSS, OF WAUSEON, OHIO.

EMBROIDERY-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 251,381, dated December27, 1881.

Application filed October 20, 1881. (ModeL) T 0 all whom it may concernBe it known thatI, EBENEZER Ross, of Wauseon,in the county ofFulton andStateof Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMachines for Enibroidering and Ornamenting Bugs; and I do hereby declarethat the followingisa full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, refercncebeing had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view, andFig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like lettersof reference.

This invention relates to an improved machine or apparatus forembroidering or ornamenting rugs, mats, tidies, and the like; and itconsists in the construction and arrangement of parts which will behereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings hereto annexed, AB represent a pair ot'blocksor slides, fr rmed or provided with suitable handles, 0 O, by which theymay be maniynilated, as will be hereinafter described. One of saidblocks, A, is provided with laterally-extending plates or flanges D D,between which the block B is secured by means of studs or set-screws E,working in vertical slots F in said flanges.

To the lower end of the block A, adjoining block B, is secured a needle,G, constructed essentially like an ordinary sewing-machine needle, withthe exception that I prefer to make the shank more nearly flat thanround, as shown in the drawings. Block A, or the handle of said block,is also provided with a suitable bracket, H, carrying the spool I uponwhich the embroidery-yarn is wound, said spool being held in positionupon the bracket by a thumb-nut, J, between which and the spool a coiledspring, K, is interposed, inorder to prevent the spool from revolvingtoo rapidly, thus causing the yarn to become tangled.

To the lower end of block B, adjoining and bearing against the needle G,is secured a flat spring, L.

In operation the canvas or other material to be ornamented should bestretched upon a suitable frame, as represented in Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings. The handles 0 G of the and hold it securely while the blockAis being raised so as to withdraw the needle previous to making thenext stitch. The machine is now moved a short distance, according to thelength it may be desired to make the stitch, and the operation repeated.In this manner the yarn is looped under the material and a neat andunbroken stitch formed upon the upper side of the latter, and anyornamental pattern may be embroidered quickly and with little or nopractice. The machine is simple, inexpensive, and easily operated.

I am aware that elastic or yieldingjaws for olasping the sides of thepenetrating instrument and holding the loop are old, as shown in thecarpet-lining machine patented to Luther, August 30, 1881. This,therefore, I disclaim; but I am not aware that a single flat springsecured to a sliding block and pressing constantly against the side ofthe needle has been heretofore used for forming the loop by preventingits withdrawal from the fabric in the act of raising the needle orpenetratinginstrument. Hence,

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- 1. The blocks A and .13, adapted toslide against each other, as herein shown, and provided respectivelywith the needle G and spring L, substantially as and for the purposeshown and specified.

2. The herein-described needle G, having a flattened shank to engage theflat spring L, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. As an improvement in embroidery-niachines, the block A, having needleGr, spoolbracket H, and slotted flanges D, in combination with thesliding block B, having spring L, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

EBENEZER ROSS.

Witnesses:

M. H. HAYES, JOSEPH L. PARKS.

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